Gilgamesh (restaurant)

Restaurant in London, United Kingdom

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh at its previous location in Camden Town

Restaurant information
Established| June 2006 (2006-06)
Head chef| Dean Light
Food type| Asian cuisine
Street address| 4A Upper St Martin's Lane
City| Westminster, London
Country| United Kingdom
Website| GilgameshBar.com

Gilgamesh Restaurant Bar & Lounge is a restaurant and bar in Upper St Martin's Lane, Westminster, London. It was previously sited in the Stables Market in Camden Town from 2006 to 2018. Despite its Mesopotamian name and theme, the restaurant typically serves South East Asian, Chinese and Japanese-inspired eclectic cuisine.[1]

Opened in June 2006 by a consortium of Israeli businessmen,[2] the restaurant was inspired by the Sumerian king Gilgamesh.[3] Furnished with dark wood and heavy furnishings, its owners claimed its reliefs and carvings were the work of over 10,000 workers from Northern India.[4] It contains a range of exotic imagery, and is intended to evoke the mystique of the Babylonian era. Its Camden interior was said to be an "ostentatious replica of a Babylonian palace".[5] The tables and chairs were intended to be reminiscent of those of the palaces of Ancient Babylon. The London Restaurant Guide described its bar as being like a theme park, and says, "This is one of those restaurants that sets great store by glitz and it certainly seems to strike a chord with a clientele that isn't too "bovvered" about the food, preferring cocktails, champagne and celebrity."[6]

The restaurant was taken over by businessman and restuarateur Richard Caring in 2008,[2] and closed in January 2018.[7]

It reopened on in smaller premises on Upper St Martin's Lane in the West End in December 2023.[2][8][9]

## References

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1. ^ "Dining". Girugamesh Restaurant Bar & Lounge. Retrieved 17 May 2011. "... influenced by the cuisine of South East Asia, China and Japan ..."
2. ^ a b c Lutrario, Joe (30 October 2023). "Blast from the past:Gilgamesh to reopen in former Tredwell's site". Restaurant. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
3. ^ Metzelthin, Pearl Violette Newfield (2007). Gourmet. Condé Nast Publications. p. 46.
4. ^ Rahim, Ali; Jamelle, Hina (2007). Elegance. John Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-02968-8.
5. ^ The New Yorker. F-R Pub. Corp. 2006.
6. ^ Campion, Charles (2008). London Restaurant Guide 2009. Profile Books Limited. p. 263\. ISBN 978-1-84668-143-1.
7. ^ Carrier, Dan (6 February 2018). "Celebrity hotspot Gilgamesh closes". Camden New Journal. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023.
8. ^ "The Iconic Gilgamesh Reopens Its Doors In Covent Garden". Salon Privé. 17 January 2024. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
9. ^ Jay Rayner (23 February 2025). "Gilgamesh, London: 'It's a weird trip' - restaurant review". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 March 2025.

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